“In hot soup” is a congruent conflation of “in hot water” and “in the soup”, both meaning to be in trouble. Perhaps this conflation means the person in question is REALLY in trouble. The mix stems from the liquids “water” and “soup”. Soup can be served hot or cold, but in this case it is scorching hot. A tip of the hat to Barry Eigen for spotting this gem.

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